Simba S.C.

Simba S.C.
Simba Sports Club is a professional football club based in Kariakoo ward in Ilala District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.
Founded in 1936 as Queen before changed to Sunderland and in 1971 it was finally renamed Simba (Swahili for "Lion"). The team's nickname, Wekundu wa Msimbazi (The Reds of Msimbazi), is a reference to their all-red home strip and Msimbazi Street in Kariakoo where their headquarters is based.
Simba SC has won 22 league titles and five domestic cups and has participated in CAF Champions League multiple times. It is also among the giant clubs in East and Central Africa, having won the CECAFA Club Championship six times.
Simba plays their home games at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Miburani ward of Temeke District. In 2022, Simba was the fastest growing Instagram account among football clubs, with 1.9 million followers and a growth of 89% from the previous year.
The club was ranked among the top ten clubs in Africa, at number 10, by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) in their May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023 rankings. Globally, the club was ranked at number 105 in the IFFHS World Ranking.
The club is one of the richest in East Africa, with a total budget of TSh 6.1 billion (equivalent to $5.3 million) unveiled for the 2019/2020 season.
Simba holds a long-standing rivalry with Yanga with whom they contest the Kariakoo derby, named after the ward where both teams were founded. The rivalry was ranked 5th as one of the most famous African derbies.
Honours
Domestic
Tanzanian Premier League
Winner (22): 1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Nyerere Cup
Winner (3): 1984, 1995, 2000
FAT Cup
Winner (4): 1995, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–2021
Runners-up (3): 1974, 1998, 2000
Dar es Salaam League
Winner (2): 1944, 1946
Tusker Cup
Winner (5): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2005
Runners-up (1): 2006
Community Shield
Winner (10): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
Runners-up (3): 2001, 2010, 2021
Mapinduzi Cup
Winner (3): 2011, 2015, 2022
Runners-up (5): 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
Continental
CECAFA Club Championship
Winners (6): 1974, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002
Runners-up (7): 1975, 1952, 1978, 1981, 2003, 2011, 2018
CAF Cup
Runners-up (1): 1993
Colours and badge
Players
Current squad
Coaching staff
Management
Performance in CAF competitions
CAF Champions League: 12 appearances
2002 – First Round
2003 – Group stage (Top 8)
2004 – Preliminary Round
2005 – First Round
2008 – First Round
2011 – Special play-off for Group stage
2013 – Preliminary Round
2018–19 – Quarter-finals
2019–20 – Preliminary Round
2020–21 – Quarter-finals
2021–22 – Second Round
2022–23 – Quarter-finals
African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances
1974 – Semi-finals
1976 – Second Round
1977 – Second Round
1978 – Second Round
1979 – Second Round
1980 – Second Round
1981 – First Round
1994 – Quarter-Finals
1995 – Second Round
CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances
2007 – Preliminary Round
2010 – Second Round
2011 – Play-off
2012 – Second Round
2018 – First Round
2021–22 – Quarter-finals
CAF Cup: 2 appearances
1993 – Finalist
1997 – First Round
African Football League:Q.Final
Simba Sc Vs Al Ahly : 2-2 first match
: 1-1 Second match
Simba being Disqualified by the away Goal.
Club Ranking
World
CAF
Domestic
Notes
References
External links
Simba S.C.
Association football clubs established in 1936
Sport in Dar es Salaam
1936 establishments in Tanganyika
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